Sunday, 30 October 2011

Al and Luca were away for a long week end at Grandads', and I had my hands free (for the first time in 4 years!!!) to... well, to go crazy with my sewing machine whilst watching rubbish telly, without disturbing either big man or little boy with the "wrrrrrrr wrrrrrrr wrrrrrring"of my trusty Singer.

I was very pregnant at the time, feeling mild contractions coming and going, and went craft mad, up until 2am, sewing away all day... and practically all night.

I think I produced about 8 garments over the 3 days.

All baby/toddler things, so nothing too taxing, but great fun none the less.
Mainly fueled by that unusual sinking feeling:

"What do I do with myself, whilst very preggers, and all alone at home for the first time?"

Very rewarding too, though I WAS happy when they finally got back... so I could finally get some sleep and turn my now overheated sewing machine off!

Luca was immensely pleased when I turned up for the school pick up, with a box full of these golden cheesy delights. He munched on seven of them, before the car journey was up... then another four whilst watching cartoons.

This is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

200g plain flour

1/2 teaspoon of salt

chilli flakes to taste

150g extra mature cheddar cheese (or other strong hard cheese)

150g unsalted butter, chilled and diced

1 x whole medium free-range egg, plus one egg yolkI recon you could also add a little semolina flour to the mixture, to give them a little crunch. Haven't tried this yet, but I think it could work.

METHOD

Mix the flour, salt, chilli and cheese in a food processor until it's well mixed.

Add the butter and blend until it is a sandy texture.
Add the eggs, which will bind the dough into a soft ball.

Put the dough on a floured surface and gently knead until it's all stuck together.
Bang/slam it on the surface a few times to get the air out.

Roll it into a long sausage (about 50cm long).

Cut the sausage into three, then wrap them tightly in greaseproof paper and stick them in the fridge for 30mins.

Heat the oven at 200c.

Cut the three sausages of dough into 1cm thick "coins".

Place these on some non stick baking treys and cook for 10-12mins until golden brown.

Let them cool down and harden before eating...

Ecco qua'...

Yummy

Cheesy

Delights

This next bookTHE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF HOW TO BAKE
(probably very similar to the first book, but who cares... I love a shelf stacked with cookery books)
will be on my Xmas list...

I was Blog Surfing the other day and found the pattern for this fabulous crochet bobble blanket, which inspired me to make a cushion (sligh...

If you please...

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